Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-28

ing officers OF the State Assembly Tor
tho ensuing year: State Master Work
man, John Nichols, Raleigh; Worthy
Foreman, John q. Gordon, Charlotte;
Recording Secretary, John II. Ray,
Raleigh: Treasurer, ID. X. Julian. Sails
bury. A
TIE BISGHaM CASE.
During the past few days.there have
been no new developments in this ia
nous case. A deaf mute at Asheville
confirms the story "A 10 Bingham's
murderous inclinations. He says that
eighteen months or two ysars ago Bing-
ham was at Asheville and there declared
he had broken off his engagement with
Lizzie burlington, and that he intended
10 have his reyenge. This confirms the
belief that people who know Bingham
have-that his murderous plan was laid
long since. The reward for him
is practically sure to be increased
TO 1000. There has been n
good deal of talk about Beaver, the
Asheville detective, and his information
about Bingham. Beaver obtains it
from detective friends North. He says
that Just rs soon AS Bingham's friends
think they can give enough evidence to
show he is insane they will produce
him without expense or trouble. Ra-
leigh lawyers who appear for Bingham
have advised this course, Beaver says.
IL will take strong case pf insanity
and strong Jail to save Bingham's
neck anywhere in this State.
THE POLITICS oF THE HOUSE
Lane DemOcrat) having given place
to Hussey (Republican) the political
complexion of the House is now as
follows: Democrats, 50; Republicans,
81; Independents, 8. The Independ-
ents have in the past few days shown
much more independence in action.
Lindsay, of Rockingham, is making
anite record in this direction. Speaker
Webster il very plain and decided in his
views. OF course Richmond Pearson
is on the same platform, but has been
unusually quiet for the past week.
The Farmers Convention.
The State Convention-Or mass
meeting-of farmers was in session until
very late hour last night. An address
was made by Minister Thomas J. Jar
Wis, who urged his hearers TO foster the
University and the Department of Ag-
riculture. He thought the latter should
bo consolidated with an agricultural
school and mechanical school, and
that S25, 600 should be appropriated
additionally each year from the public
treasury.
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
Among a number OF resolutions Of
fered the subjects of few are given
as important: 70 provide for working
public roads by taxation; to stop ap-
preparations for the State University;
10 reduce all salaries just one half; to
abolish the 800 annual liccnse-tax on
fertilizers and impose tax per ton; to
reduce the rate OF State tax to 20 cents
on the 800 valuation; to employ the
convicts in mining and preparing phos-
pilates: to tax all dogs 81, for the bene-
tit of sheep-husbandry; to establish
farmers clubs; TO abolish the home
stead and lien laws; and to abandon the
use If commercial fertilizers.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Last night resolution WAS offered
by l.. L. Polk. editor of the PrOgrcs-
sjrc F0yHjtr (Which has been adopted
rs the official organ of the farmers of
the State), providing that to the farm
crs be- given the control and manage
ment of the Department of Agricm-
ture. This is in the line of his state
mrnt on that matter rs published IN
last weeks Djsp0icb. The resolution
provides that there shall be nine mem
bers Of the State Board Of Agriculture,
one from each congressional dis
trict two thirds Of these TO be prac-
tical farmers, the Governor to be r.
O6jci0 chairman the commissioner to
be a practical farmer; all work foreign
to agriculture 10 be- taken from the De-
partmeut. but its Board shall have the
management Of an agricultural and mo
chanical college ; the agricultural col
legc to receive $40, 600 annual = 0f.sthe
aericultural-department fund. $25, 600
annually from the State Treasury, and
81, 800 per annum-the income of the
land-Scrip fund (which the STATE Uni
vcisity now receives.
An INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Very earnest talks were mndc on fine